30 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
1
The Daily Item urges unity in Georgetown County after last Tuesday’s governor race, praising peaceful conduct, urging residents to set aside bitterness, and to work together to rebuild Georgetown as a great city with collective effort.
Fishermen from Point Isabel in Tex Mex waters chased a 12 foot manatee weighing over 8000 pounds into shallow Lagunas Madre. Ramon Rodrigues was hurt but the animal was harpooned and towed ashore. The sea-cow, common along the southern gulf coast, was aided by a rope and kept alive for further observation.
Florence Lake a state lecturer of the WCTU told Morgan Hill delegates that children should not be exposed to "puppy love" amid family affection. She argued youngsters imitate such antics and should not share a home with silly lovers or newly married couples.
Milwaukee author Mrs. Rose Happerath, sixteen, cites divorce from Charles Happerath, wealthy restaurant owner, to offer cautions for young brides. Her admonitions include not marrying until twenty, not marrying a man twenty years older, avoiding a man with many mistresses, waiting a year before tying the knot, and ensuring clear understandings before marriage. After her divorce is granted she plans to return to school.
Boston Nationals manager John Kling recalls a famed captor’s brain struggle between two competing thoughts during a late season game. He describes predicting a double steal by Leach, committing to an unwise throw to second, and missing a safe play as the tying run scored.
The speaker recalls a heated 1912 baseball confrontation with Leach, detailing a strategic bluff and cross move during a late run. Pittsburg nearly clinched the pennant on one pivotal play, but the narrator’s team edged ahead. In a later game, the same tactic was countered, ending a long rivalry on terms.
Ralph Pratt, once a fine Dean Academy pitcher and a signee of Connie Mack for the Athletics, lost his left leg above the knee after a batted ball struck his knee in a college game. Cancer developed subsequently while he was in Worcester Massachusetts hospital. Mack valued the player and paid a bonus to join the Athletics last fall.
A Chicago bartender at 634 South State Street complied when a burly man robbed the till of coins. The robber flashed two revolvers, demanded more money, then befriended a stranger before Patrolman J H Loeck disarmed him. The report ends with an odd non sequitur about a fever tonic.
Governor Cole L. Blease issues a heartfelt public statement thanking Democratic supporters in South Carolina. He praises the victory as the greatest ever known to the world while urging forgiveness for past bitterness and invoking Providence. He pledges to serve with humanity and Christian devotion and asks for blessings on the state.
A Henry Tenn testimonial claims Six bottles of Electric Bitters cured his stomach liver and kidney troubles and restored appetite. The ad urges readers not to suffer, stating the remedy helps from the first dose and costs 50 cents at all druggists.
A brief notice highlights Bell's Anti Pain as a remedy for internal and external use. The item notes availability and general purpose without medical claims beyond traditional relief. Entities include Bell's Anti Pain and generic use indications.
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